The New York Times has exposed a large volume of startling stories from past and present employees of Amazon. These stories include tales of 80-hour work weeks, working four days straight without sleep, routine crying from almost every member of staff, persistent monitoring with severe repercussions and a Darwinian model for hiring and firing.

Former child stars turned Fashionistas Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, have found themselves embroiled in a legal dispute via their company Duelstar. They are being sued by 40 former and current interns who claim that they worked 50 hours a week for the famous twins – without being paid.

The now former doctor for Chelsea, Eva Carneiro, was stripped of her position as doctor to the first team following an incident in which her ethical duties as a doctor clashed with the ambition of manager Jose Mourinho.

Over the next few weeks, employment union Unite is planning a series of demonstrations outside a number of Pizza Express restaurants. This is in response to the company’s policy taking 8 per cent of staff tips when customers tip by credit card.